The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Rotterdam 2026, Nick Sweertman crossed the line in 1:17:17: 296th of 1,192 men, faster than 75% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 83% of the field across all eight, against 60% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:06 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Rotterdam gave the field time back: about 1:19 faster than the average race this season, by 1,324 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:03Running 1 4:51v median −0:04
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:30v median −0:15
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:44v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 4:55v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:05v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:01v median −0:06
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:02v median −0:06
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 5:57v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1185
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,185 men who finished.